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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Chicago, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Chicago and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for New Chicago:
- 41.558737, -87.271938
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on New Chicago
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since New Chicago is near Porter County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for New Chicago
Communities Also Named New Chicago ...
We found six communities that are also named New Chicago.
Within Indiana, the name New Chicago is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Amador County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of New Chicago [Amador County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New Chicago [Cook County].
- Kansas
- Mitchell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New Chicago [Mitchell County].
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of New Chicago [Deer Lodge County].
- Granite County
- This New Chicago is located in Granite County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the New Chicago that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granite County community of New Chicago.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This New Chicago is located in Montgomery County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the New Chicago that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Chicago.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Chicago ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Deep River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Gary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gerry Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gerry Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry Park
- Glen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hobart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Lottaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- McCool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCool is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Merrillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey Creek Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From New Chicago to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as New Chicago to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Chicago and extending to:
- Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Chicago to Crown Point, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Chicago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that New Chicago could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Chicago) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from New Chicago to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Chicago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5587, Longitude: -87.2719 In this case, the coordinates for New Chicago have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.199 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.016 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.482 degrees. |
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